Every time a child says, "I don't believe in fairies," there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead.
James Matthew Barrie, Peter Pan

Monday, April 25, 2011

fingers crossed

So today we made an offer on a wonderful 150 yr old Colonial style house, with double frontage, large decks, on an acre of mature landscaped gardens, and the most beautiful old weeping pine trees. If it all looks this good at this time of year I can only imagine what it will look like by midsummer. It is a big house, perfectly sized for our needs. I am happy and excited, but also know it will be a process, rather than a quick fix. I'm hoping to get the work finished on this house in the next week or so, then we can list it for sale and hope for the best. I do know however that if the house slips through our fingers another will come along, but I really do have a good feeling about this one, so time will tell..

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Slowly but surely

It seems no matter how much I pack, how much I tidy away, how much I organize - it doesn't make a dent on how much is to do. The endless spackling, sanding and painting trim which when done I don't really notice is so soul destroying. Today I threw some red wood chips down out front, now that made a difference. Not that I love that look, but it does seem to give the impression of being tidy. On other news, we're going to view a house on Saturday. Its a beautiful 100 year old farmhouse in Rockland County. Perfect location for train and schools, and sits on a big 2 acre lot. In an ideal world we will be able to sub-divide it into the house and under an acre and leave the acre+ that is currently somewhat of a junk yard with old run down barns and a boat (!) Doing this means both the price and taxes will come down. It needs work, but doesn't everything? An interesting weekend awaits!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Making a start

I made a start on the bathroom today. I know potential buyers won't be inspecting the walls with a magnifying glass - but I am, in fact I should have taken out shares in the Spackle company! I've decided to do one room at a time. Doing bits around the house in various rooms, just wasn't cutting it. I hated that feeling of having done a load of work, but not being able to actually see a difference. I made a start out front over the weekend, weeded, bagged up all the trash people throw in my garden. I planted some annuals for that all important "curb appeal", tomorrow I'll put down mulch to fill in the gaps. I feel if people start noticing it as being a lovely front they'll be more interested in the house when the for sale sign goes out. Onward and upward.